Collin Hegna is a Portland, Oregon

Portland, Oregon

Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...

-based indie rock

Indie rock

Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...

 musician.

Cocaine Unicorn

Hegna started out as a musician when forming his own band, Cocaine Unicorn, with his friend Ryan Sumner. Cocaine Unicorn have opened shows for bands such as The Warlocks

The Warlocks

The Warlocks are an American rock band based out of Los Angeles. Their music has been defined as neo-psychedelia, but much of it spans multiple genres.-Music:...

, The Brian Jonestown Massacre

The Brian Jonestown Massacre

The Brian Jonestown Massacre is an American eclectic musical group led by Anton Newcombe, whose music spans multiple genres including psychedelia, electronica, folk music, blues, experimental music, and many others....

 and The Out Crowd

The Out Crowd

The Out Crowd was a U.S. indie rock band featuring bass guitarist Matt Hollywood, a former member of The Brian Jonestown Massacre. He formed the group in late 2001 in Portland, Oregon with drummer Stuart Valentine, guitarist Elliott Barnes, bassist Joe Patterson and tambourine player Sarah Jane.Go...

 at various times throughout their career.

The Brian Jonestown Massacre

Hegna is best known as the current bass guitarist in the neo-psychedelic rock

Rock music

Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...

 band, The Brian Jonestown Massacre

The Brian Jonestown Massacre

The Brian Jonestown Massacre is an American eclectic musical group led by Anton Newcombe, whose music spans multiple genres including psychedelia, electronica, folk music, blues, experimental music, and many others....

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Other projects

Hegna is in a song-writing partnership with his friend, Carl Werner, in his own 'concept band', Federale. A band that plays soundtrack music for imaginary movies.

He is also involved Matt Hollywood

Matt Hollywood

Matt Hollywood is an American indie rock guitarist and singer. He was a founding member and leader of the Portland-based indie rock band The Out Crowd, as well as a founding member of the neo-psychedelic rock band The Brian Jonestown Massacre. He currently fronts the drone rock band The Rebel...

's latest project, The Rebel Drones.